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Sloane

Cocker Spaniel

Female, Adult
Drumbo, ON
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Not good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered,
Story
**IF THIS LISTING IS STILL POSTED THIS DOG IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. NO NEED TO EMAIL ASKING IF THE DOG IS AVAILABLE. PLEASE READ THROUGH THIS BIO THOROUGHLY AS INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY IS CONTAINED IN THIS LISTING** Please read our dog bios carefully to be sure that the dog you are applying for suits your family and lifestyle. At Pound Dog Rescue, we believe in the benefits of post-adoption training for our dogs and their families. This allows for continued socialization, and learning and helps to create a well-mannered and balanced dog. Post-adoption training is a requirement in our adoption process. To apply for adoption and for more information on our process and requirements, visit our website at https://pounddog.ca/adoption-info/. For Adoption: Sloane! Please read our dog bios carefully to be sure that the dog you are applying for suits your family and lifestyle. We at PDR believe in the benefits of post-adoption training for our dogs and their families. This allows for continued socialization, learning and helps to create a well-mannered and balanced dog. Post-adoption training is a requirement in our adoption process. To apply for adoption and for more information on our process and requirements, visit our website at https://pounddog.ca/adoption-info/. This pretty girl is Sloane! Sloane is a 4 year old Cocker Spaniel weighing just under 25lbs. She has a soft creamy coat and the most beautiful brown eyes. Now I know some of you are already filling out your application for Sloane but please read this bio first as we are looking for a very special family for Sloane. Our sweet and sensitive girl was discarded from a large scale breeding organization after 4 years and she has been slow to adapt to the world outside that facility. 4 years without love or socialization have put some hurdles up for Sloane but good luck found Sloane when Pound Dog Rescue decided to pull her into their care and give her a chance. Now she needs one more dose of good luck to help her find the family who can support her through the rest of her life. If you cannot handle a dog that is afraid of you to start and does not want to be touched initially then Sloane will not be a good match for you. I know when we find her family that they will get to see her transform over the next few years but please be honest about what you can handle and what you are looking for. Sloane is safe and loved in her foster home and we will take as long as we need to find the right forever home for her. Sloane has taken many huge steps during her time in foster care but she still has a journey ahead of her. She is looking for a family with experience dealing with timid dogs, shut down dogs and/or dogs retired from large scale breeding operations. She needs a home that is quiet and patient where she can be given the time and space she needs to get comfortable. Sloane’s family needs to have experience balancing this space with encouragement forward. We don’t want her to become stagnant so she needs to be shown the way forward on a daily basis. It is easy to want to coddle and protect her but this will not help her adapt or evolve. Outside of these needs, Sloane is a sweet and easy dog to have around. In the home she is crate trained and her crate is where she feels safest when we aren’t around and at night. She also has a dog bed in a wooded frame that is in the corner of our living room. This is where she likes to spend her time. She wants to be in the room with us, but likes the security of having her bed against the wall where she can watch the goings on from a safe spot. She is a social dog at heart and can often be seen wiggling her little nubby tail when we are around, she just isn’t comfortable with a lot of hands on attention yet. She is quite content in her bed and will quietly lie there, on the comfy pillow, either napping or just monitoring. We know in more time she will be a dog who wants more physical interaction with her people, but this is a long term goal, for now we take it as a huge win that she actively wants to be in the room with us and to be a part of the family. Sloane lives with several other dogs right now and gets along with everyone although there is not much playing interaction. She did not enjoy the energy of recent foster puppies; she is a dog that appreciates peace and calmness. She would be best with another mature dog in the home as long as they were calm and quiet and did not pester her to socialize or play. She likes the companionship and another dog to be a role model for her in her forever home would be best for her. She finds comfort in the presence of the other dogs so another appropriate dog in the home would be helpful and what we would be looking for in Sloane’s forever home. She readily accepts other dogs in her bed area and will cuddle with them. She has been a calming presence for our latest foster dog that chose Sloane as the dog she wanted to lie with and Sloane happily took on this role of security blanket. Sloane would be fine with dog savvy cats as she has shown no interest in the cats in her foster home. Sloane has learned the routine of our home and she seems to find comfort in the schedule. She will come to the kitchen with the other dogs to see about dinner, although she is quick to run back to her bed once we notice her. It still makes us smile because this is relatively new behavior and signals real change in her confidence. She will also follow along with the other dogs when it is time to go outside to the yard or for a walk. Sloane loves her walks and it is the only place we see her breed characteristics come to life. She will be nose to the ground taking in all the sniffs around her and her little nub tail will be wiggling. Occasionally she looks to us to interact but other times it frightens her so we just let her have her fun, encouraging her when she is happily walking along and sniffing and bursting with pride. She is a wonderful walking companion but this took months of work and we do expect that there will be some regression on this in her forever home. Sloane will need a rural area, quiet town, or secluded subdivision to be happy on her walks. She will not do well in an area where there is a lot of traffic noises, a lot of people, or in an area busy with bikes, skateboards etc. Her foster home is a rural area and our walks are nature filled and quiet and this is what suits Sloane best. When it’s time to go for a walk she will come out to the mudroom close enough for us to attach her leash and then we are off! Her confidence is more pronounced out on a walk and she will even venture out front at times, tail wiggling away. Walks are where Sloane’s inner happy dog really shines through. She’s happy to walk wherever we lead, for as long as we lead and pays little attention to anything else. She is not bothered by other animals or the weather, although she would prefer to NOT have a stranger get too close or pass behind her. It’s on our walks that Sloane seems to enjoy receiving some affection so we spend some time petting her at every pause. At the best of times Sloane remains a flight risk so she wears a martingale collar at all times and her new family must be ready to adhere to this same rule. When we get home she can climb back up the steps and into the home where this task used to take up to 5 minutes. We are so proud of how far she has come on her walks. When we first got her Sloane would panic on leash and it took months of slowly acclimatising her to the feel of a leash before a walk was successfully initiated. Then it took another few weeks of very short walks where we would carry her a bit down the way and then let her walk with us home, so to now have a dog that loves her walks and has discovered the joy of the sights and sounds of the world around her is such a sense of pride for us. Sloane can do the full flight of stairs up and down now, with encouragement. She would be fine in a home where she can spend most of her time on the main floor, but is able to navigate the stairs if necessary. but she prefers to not. The stairs outside on the deck have never been an issue for her. A very secure fenced yard is mandatory for her as this is where she is most comfortable going to the bathroom. She only recently started to go to the bathroom out on a walk but this can’t be relied on as her only option, so a safe, fenced yard where she can get her business done is needed. She also really enjoys her outdoor time and loves the smells associated with outside. Sloane is completely house trained at this point although she does not know how to signal she has to go out. We let her out regularly throughout the day and crate her when we aren’t home and this works for her. Her people just need to be proactive and let her out, rather than wait for her to let you know she has to go. She loves to get treats for good behavior if they are set down in front of her in her bed, and we can pet her a bit in the house as long as she sees it coming and you approach slowly. We also lift her and sit with her on our laps for a bit and she tolerates this interaction but is not fully comfortable with it yet. Sloane is not a dog who seeks out affection at this point. If we touch her without her seeing us coming she will flinch and even run. When it comes to other things in life, Sloane handles them as we would expect from a terrified dog. She is cooperative at the vet and the groomer because she is scared and shuts down so she needs a family who will understand this and advocate for her in these areas. She has a coat that requires regular grooming so her new family must be ready to commit to an appropriate grooming schedule and seek out a qualified groomer who is experienced in working with a very shut down dog. She is starting to get used to the car but still finds it scary so she needs to be secured in either a crate for everyone’s safety. Sloane has a healthy dose of ‘stranger danger’ so care must be taken when unknown people are around to give her a chance to adapt. Again, we don’t want to keep her away from everything new but we do want to be respectful of her fear so she can learn to handle new experiences with confidence. And that’s really what it comes down to – confidence. Sloane needs a family committed to helping her find hers. Sloane will do best in an adult only home as the action and noise of children will be too much for his sensitive girl. A home with teenage children would be considered. A home where children visit often would not be suitable either, but for a home where children visit occasionally Sloane would be just fine being in her crate when the kids visit. The growth we have seen in Sloane in the time she has been with us makes us incredibly proud and we can’t wait to see how far she goes. The right family for Sloane has experience dealing with frightened dogs and understands the need to support her while encouraging her through the scary things. They have a quiet, adult only home that is full of love and patience for this sweet girl. Her family needs to be committed to investing in her future even if it takes time to see the results. At the same time her new family needs to love accept her for the dog that he is today. She is a sweet, sensitive girl who deserves this next chapter of her life to be full of patience, love and support. If you think you could give our beautiful girl what he needs to be successful and confident then please fill out an application and we would love to talk to you about her. Name: Sloane ID # PDR1137 Age: 4yrs Gender: female UTD vaccines: yes Breed: Cocker Spaniel Colours: gold Coat length: med House trained: yes Special needs: no OK with kids: no OK with cats: yes Ok with dogs: yes Status: adoptable Microchip: yes Size: medium Location: Drumbo Adoption fee: $700
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Kaliyah

Cocker Spaniel Poodle (Miniature)

Female, Adult
Drumbo, ON
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Not good with kids, Good with dogs, Good with cats, House-trained, Spayed or Neutered,
Story
**IF THIS LISTING IS STILL POSTED THIS DOG IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. NO NEED TO EMAIL ASKING IF THE DOG IS AVAILABLE. PLEASE READ THROUGH THIS BIO THOROUGHLY AS INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY IS CONTAINED IN THIS LISTING** For Adoption: Kaliyah! Please read our dog bios carefully to be sure that the dog you are applying for suits your family and lifestyle. We at PDR believe in the benefits of post-adoption training for our dogs and their families. This allows for continued socialization, learning and helps to create a well-mannered and balanced dog. Post-adoption training is a requirement in our adoption process. To apply for adoption and for more information on our process and requirements, visit our website at https://pounddog.ca/adoption-info/. I would like to introduce you to Kaliyah, a 7 year old, 29 pound Cockapoo. Kali came to me as an extremely shut down mill mama. In order to fully appreciate this very gentle sweet dog you need to understand the amazing progress she’s made in less than 3 months. Kali needed to undergo a major grooming / shaving /cleaning to get rid of her filthy matted coat. Once she had been spayed her journey to leading a normal life began. Kali was basically immobile in the beginning. She needed to be carried outdoors and was very fearful of going through a doorway. She needed gentle prodding to even take a few steps. Because Kali refused to eat and only drank sparingly for the first few days she needed to be toilet trained since she would hold for over 24 hours. I soon realized that Kali was an intelligent but fearful dog that needed a lot of reinforcement of new behaviours or skills before she embraced them and called them her own. When Kali first peed outside in the backyard she never again had an accident indoors. She finally got it! After weeks of gentle prodding to get her to go from the back door to the end of the front driveway Kali just decided to head out down the road and went 7 houses away before stopping and looking a bit dazed at what she’d accomplished. Within 2 days after that she was walking half a km from home. Within a week she was happy walking 2 km at a time for a daily total of at least 5 km. We have gone on a few excursions to local conservation areas for walks to extend her comfort zone. She travels well, tethered in my vehicle, but needs assistance to enter and exit. When walking, Kali tends to go behind me and to the right side since she’s still a bit fearful. Recently though Kali has started to walk in front of me for short periods but goes behind me when encountering new people. She has successfully met with friendly dogs in my community, gaining greater confidence all the time. She shies away from people and has allowed only a few to touch her outdoors. You need to watch Kali’s body language when walking to know when she’s had enough of a situation and take her away. She will begin to shake, become restless and try and hide behind me. Improvement in this area is slow and steady. Kali is being fostered in a small rural community. When walking she isn’t bothered by cars going by. She is aware of, but pays little attention the bunnies and squirrels that cross her path. At times Kali will pause when she hears or sees something unfamiliar, lift her front paw to figure it out and then willingly continues on her walk. Loud noises and sudden movements still startle her and a city with loud noises and a lot of traffic would not be a good choice for her. In the beginning Kali was afraid to go outdoors. She now willingly goes out the door and looks forward to her 4 walks a day. For the first time last week Kali did a few bunny hops and some short running bursts; her tail was wagging and for the first time I saw some animation in her body language and I’m sure she was giving me a smug smile. Lately Kali has been making steady breakthroughs to overcome her fears. Last week I took Kali to my neighbour’s home to check her reaction to cats. Kali went right up to Tucker and sniffed his butt and Tucker rubbed up against Kali. She would be fine in a home with a cat. We have recently become baby sitters to another rescue cockapoo when her foster mom had to be out of town. This dog is much younger and very active. So far there is little interaction between the two and Kali merely observes her roommates antics. Kali would be okay in a home with a gentle low activity dog. She would also be happy being the only animal in the house. When I have company over Kali does not greet them. I usually place her on the couch and she’s fine with people sitting beside and petting her. She’s content to remain there the entire visit. Kali needs time and patience in order to be fully comfortable with new people. Kali now loves cuddling in my lap in the evening as I watch tv. She curls up and falls asleep. As with all mill dogs, Kali is at risk to run and needs to be secured outdoors and when opening outside doors. Everyone in the home needs to be very responsible and ensure doors and gates are closed at all times and not left open, and to ensure that Kali doesn’t dart out a door. When I’m working around the house Kali rests in her favourite bed in the den. She rarely leaves the den to visit me, content with her own company. Kali is a very delicate eater. When she came to me she needed to drop a few pounds and has already shed 2 and is close to her ideal weight. She does not always fully eat her breakfast and dinner and I take her bowl away if she hasn’t finished in 20 minutes. Kali now no longer eats in her kennel but on her bed in the den. If you place her bowl on the floor outside the bed she won’t touch it. She is asserting her choice to have it placed in her bed. Kali only eats seated or lying down. She has her own unique style. She almost always returns to her water bowl in her kennel and only rarely has used the ones in the den and kitchen. Her kennel door is always left open so she has access to water. Kali gets limited treats which she enjoys but as yet has only accepted one from my hand a few times, preferring+ instead to having it put on the floor in front of her. Because of this Kali cannot be trained with treats as a reward, but through praise, encouragement and pets. The ideal home for Kali would have a fenced in yard where she could independently sniff and explore or a yard where she could be put on a long line while supervised. When the weather has been favourable Kali has enjoyed being on a long line in my backyard. Kali will need a home with only adults or with quiet natured teens. When she encountered a few noisy youngsters she immediately pulled back and hid behind me. She would not enjoy a home where young children visit often, and for occasional visiting children Kali would need to be in her crate, away from the activity. Kali’s new family will have to be patient with her and allow her time to adjust and become comfortable. She is so worth the effort. The progress she has made so far has been incredible but she still has a ways to go. Kali would fit in well in a home where her human worked from home. Anyone wishing quiet companion who enjoys being a lap dog indoors and an enthusiastic outdoor walking companion should consider Kali as their forever choice. Name: Kaliyah ID # PDR1175 Age: 7yrs Gender: female Spayed: yes UTD vaccines: yes Breed: Cocker Spaniel/Poodle Colours: apricot Coat length: med House trained: yes Special needs: no OK with kids: no OK with cats: yes Ok with dogs: yes Status: adoptable Microchip: yes Size: medium Location: Freelton Adoption fee: $700

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